Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia
Defunct tennis tournament
TourILTF Circuit (1935-1989)/ATP Tour (1990–2006)
Founded1935
Abolished2006
LocationPalermo, Italy
VenueCircolo Tennis Palermo
SurfaceClay / outdoor

The Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia or International Championships of Sicily, also known as the Palermo Open, was a combined men's and women's clay court tennis tournament founded in 1935 and played annually at the Circolo Tennis Palermo in Palermo in Italy. In 1971 the women's event was discontinued leaving just the men's event that ran until 2006.

History

The International Championships of Sicily were established in 1935 as a combined tournament for men and women. In 1955 the Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia were disputed in Messina and won among the men Nicola Pietrangeli who beat in final Fausto Gardini in five sets,[1] and in female tournament Silvana Lazzarino that won in final against Lea Pericoli. The tournament continued under a joint format until 1971 when the women's event was discontinued. In 1988 a new international tournament for women held in Palermo was reestablished known as the Internazionali Femminili di Palermo.

The tournament was a part of the ATP Tour schedule from 1990 to 2006. The event was part of the ATP World Series from 1990 until 1999 and part of its successor, the ATP International Series, from 2000 until its final edition in 2006. That year the ATP bought back the tournament sanction.[2] In 2009 a new successor tournament to this event was established called the Sicilia Classic.

Finals

Men's singles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1935Italy Giovanni PalmieriFrance Jean Lesueur7–5, ret.
1936Italy Giovanni Palmieri (2)Italy Augusto Rado2–6, 6–3, 4–6, 6–2, 6–3
1937Italy Giovanni Palmieri (3)Hungary György Dallos6–2, 6–3, 6–2
1938Czechoslovakia Vojtek WodickaSwitzerland Boris Maneff6–4, 2–6, 6–4, 6–3
1939Romania Constantin TănăsescuItaly Vanni Canepele7–5, 6–4, 6–2
1940Hungary József AsbóthUnited Kingdom George Lyttleton Rogers6–0, 7–5, 6–4
1941/1950Not held
1951Egypt Jaroslav DrobnýUnited States Dick Savitt6–4, 2–6, 6–1, 2–6, 6–4
1952Egypt Jaroslav Drobný (2)Italy Fausto Gardini1–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4
1953United States Budge PattyUnited States Bernard Bartzen3–6, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 6–1
1954/1955Not held
1956Italy Giuseppe MerloUnited States Hugh Stewart6–4, 8–10, 6–3, 6–2
1957Italy Giuseppe Merlo (2)United States Ham Richardson2–6, 6–4, 6–1, 6–0
1958Italy Nicola PietrangeliAustralia Mervyn Rose7–5, 6–4, 8–6
1959Australia Neale FraserItaly Nicola Pietrangeli7–5, 6–4, 8–6
1960Mexico Mario LlamasItaly Giuseppe Merlo6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 4–6, 6–2
1961Not held
1962Australia Rod LaverAustralia Neale Fraser7–5, 6–4, 8–6
1963Italy Nicola Pietrangeli (2)Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Boro Jovanović6–4, 6–2, 6–4
1964Italy Nicola Pietrangeli (3)Brazil Edison Mandarino6–3, 6–2, 1–6, 6–1
1965Australia Martin MulliganColombia William Alvarez6–1, 6–1, 6–2
1966Not held
1967Soviet Union Alexander MetreveliCanada Mike Belkin7–5, 6–4, 6–4
1968Romania Ion ȚiriacUnited States Marty Riessen8–6, 6–0, 1–6, 6–4
1969Romania Ion Țiriac (2)Romania Ilie Năstase4–6, 6–0, 6–2, 2–6, 6–2
1970Hungary István GulyásRomania Ilie Năstase6–1, 6–4, 6–4
1971United Kingdom Roger TaylorFrance Pierre Barthès6–3, 4–6, 7–6, 6–2
1972Not held
1973Australia Martin Mulligan (2)Japan Jun Kuki6–0, 5–7, 6–3
1974/1978Not held
1979Sweden Björn BorgItaly Corrado Barazzutti6–4, 6–0, 6–4
1980Argentina Guillermo VilasAustralia Paul McNamee6–4, 6–0, 6–0
1981Spain Manuel OrantesChile Pedro Rebolledo6–4, 6–0, 6–0
1982Bolivia Mario MartínezAustralia John Alexander6–4, 7–5
1983United States Jimmy AriasArgentina José Luis Clerc6–2, 2–6, 6–0
1984Italy Francesco CancellottiCzechoslovakia Miloslav Mečíř6–0, 6–3
1985France Thierry TulasneSweden Joakim Nyström6–3, 6–1
1986Sweden Ulf StenlundPeru Pablo Arraya6–2, 6–3
1987Argentina Martín JaiteCzechoslovakia Karel Nováček7–6, 6–7, 6–4
1988Sweden Mats WilanderSweden Kent Carlsson6–1, 3–6, 6–4
1989Argentina Guillermo Pérez RoldánItaly Paolo Canè6–1, 6–4
1990Argentina Franco DavínSpain Juan Aguilera6–1, 6–1
1991France Frédéric FontangSpain Emilio Sánchez1–6, 6–3, 6–3
1992Spain Sergi BrugueraSpain Emilio Sánchez6–1, 6–3
1993Austria Thomas MusterSpain Sergi Bruguera7–6(7–2), 7-5
1994Spain Alberto BerasateguiSpain Àlex Corretja2–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–4
1995Spain Francisco ClavetSpain Jordi Burillo6–7(3–7), 6–3, 7–6(7–1)
1996Morocco Karim AlamiRomania Adrian Voinea7–5, 2–1 retired
1997Spain Alberto Berasategui (2)Slovakia Dominik Hrbatý6–4, 6–2
1998Argentina Mariano PuertaArgentina Franco Squillari6–3, 6–2
1999France Arnaud Di PasqualeSpain Alberto Berasategui6–1, 6–3
2000Belgium Olivier RochusItaly Diego Nargiso7–6(16–14), 6–1
2001Spain Félix MantillaArgentina David Nalbandian7–6(7–2), 6–4
2002Chile Fernando GonzálezArgentina José Acasuso5–7, 6–3, 6–1
2003Chile Nicolás MassúFrance Paul-Henri Mathieu1–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–0)
2004Czech Republic Tomáš BerdychItaly Filippo Volandri6–3, 6–3
2005Russia Igor AndreevItaly Filippo Volandri0–6, 6–1, 6–3
2006Italy Filippo VolandriEcuador Nicolás Lapentti5–7, 6–1, 6–3

Doubles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1979 Australia Peter McNamara
Australia Paul McNamee
Egypt Ismail El Shafei
United Kingdom John Feaver
7–5, 7–6
1980 Italy Gianni Ocleppo
Ecuador Ricardo Ycaza
Paraguay Víctor Pecci
Hungary Balázs Taróczy
6–2, 6–2
1981 Uruguay José Luis Damiani
Uruguay Diego Pérez
Chile Jaime Fillol
Chile Belus Prajoux
6–1, 6–4
1982 Italy Gianni Marchetti
Italy Enzo Vattuone
Uruguay José Luis Damiani
Uruguay Diego Pérez
6–4, 6–7, 6–3
1983 Peru Pablo Arraya
Argentina José Luis Clerc
South Africa Tian Viljoen
South Africa Danie Visser
1–6, 6–4, 6–4
1984 Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd
United States Blaine Willenborg
Italy Claudio Panatta
Sweden Henrik Sundström
6–7, 6–3, 6–0
1985 United Kingdom Colin Dowdeswell
Sweden Joakim Nyström
Spain Sergio Casal
Spain Emilio Sánchez
6–4, 6–7, 7–6
1986 Italy Paolo Canè
Italy Simone Colombo
Switzerland Claudio Mezzadri
Italy Gianni Ocleppo
7–5, 6–3
1987 Mexico Leonardo Lavalle
Italy Claudio Panatta
Czechoslovakia Petr Korda
Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd
3–6, 6–4, 6–4
1988 Peru Carlos di Laura
Uruguay Marcelo Filippini
Argentina Alberto Mancini
Argentina Christian Miniussi
6–2, 6–0
1989 West Germany Peter Ballauff
West Germany Rüdiger Haas
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Goran Ivanišević
Italy Diego Nargiso
6–2, 6–7, 6–4
1990 Spain Sergio Casal
Spain Emilio Sánchez
Spain Carlos Costa
Argentina Horacio de la Peña
6–3, 6–4
1991 Netherlands Jacco Eltingh
Netherlands Tom Kempers
Spain Emilio Sánchez
Spain Javier Sánchez
3–6, 6–3, 6–3
1992 Sweden Johan Donar
Sweden Ola Jonsson
Argentina Horacio de la Peña
Czechoslovakia Vojtěch Flégl
5–7, 6–3, 6–4
1993 Spain Sergio Casal
Spain Emilio Sánchez
Argentina Juan Garat
Mexico Jorge Lozano
6–3, 6–3
1994 Netherlands Tom Kempers
United States Jack Waite
United Kingdom Neil Broad
United States Greg Van Emburgh
7–6, 6–4
1995 Spain Àlex Corretja
France Fabrice Santoro
Netherlands Hendrik Jan Davids
South Africa Piet Norval
6–7, 6–4, 6–3
1996 Australia Andrew Kratzmann
South Africa Marcos Ondruska
Italy Cristian Brandi
Spain Emilio Sánchez
7–6, 6–4
1997 Australia Andrew Kratzmann
Czech Republic Libor Pimek
Netherlands Hendrik Jan Davids
Argentina Daniel Orsanic
3–6, 6–3, 7–6
1998 United States Donald Johnson
United States Francisco Montana
Argentina Pablo Albano
Argentina Daniel Orsanic
6–4, 7–6
1999 Argentina Mariano Hood
Argentina Sebastián Prieto
South Africa Lan Bale
Spain Alberto Martín
6–3, 6–1
2000 Spain Tomás Carbonell
Argentina Martín García
Argentina Pablo Albano
Germany Marc-Kevin Goellner
W/O
2001 Spain Tomás Carbonell
Argentina Daniel Orsanic
Argentina Enzo Artoni
Spain Emilio Benfele Álvarez
6–2, 2–6, 6–2
2002 Argentina Lucas Arnold Ker
Argentina Luis Lobo
Czech Republic František Čermák
Czech Republic Leoš Friedl
6–4, 4–6, 6–2
2003 Argentina Lucas Arnold Ker
Argentina Mariano Hood
Czech Republic František Čermák
Czech Republic Leoš Friedl
7–6, 6–7, 6–3
2004 Argentina Lucas Arnold Ker
Argentina Mariano Hood
Argentina Gastón Etlis
Argentina Martín Rodríguez
7–5, 6–2
2005 Argentina Martín García
Argentina Mariano Hood
Poland Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Poland Marcin Matkowski
6–2, 6–3
2006 Argentina Martín García
Peru Luis Horna
Poland Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Poland Marcin Matkowski
7–6, 7–6

See also

References

  1. "1877 to 2012 Finals Results". STEVE TENNIS. stevegtennis.com. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  2. McManus, Jim (2010). History of Tournaments: Professional Tennis Winners and Runner-ups. Pont Vedra Beach: MAC and Company Publishing. pp. 297–299. ISBN 9781450728331.
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